The Last Dope Intellectual

Unfortunately, LDI is coming to an end. We thank all our supporters over the past year who have given us love. In this episode, Dr. CBS lays out the origins of the show, why it's time to move on and what's coming next. Starting May 16th there will be a blog for The Last Dope Intellectual Blog at dr-cbs.com. For our patrons you have not been charged but we encourage you to support our producer Too Black's podcast, The Black Myths Podcast (https://www.patreon.com/creator-home), as well as Millennials are Killing Capitalism, Erica Caines, Dev Springer, and Danny Haiphong. Also, donate to Donate to Black Alliance for Peace, Black Agenda Report, Hood Communist, Community Movement Builders, and No Name Book Club. Again, we greatly appreciate the love you all have shown us and wish you all well moving forward!

In our last episode of season 2, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about bloopers from season 2. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down Alocasia Wentii (New Guinea Shield) also known as the hearty elephant ear - does well in bright indirect light, extensively grown in SE Asia. Next, the two co-hosts and Too Black, reflect on their favorite episode and segment from season 2 as well as offer some self criticism. For Part 2 of highlighting Radical Black Women, we introduce our Top 5 Dead or Alive: Radical African/Black Women Edition segment. Co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown are joined by two special guests from the Groundings podcast, Devyn Springer and Darian Alexander Williams, to discuss their top 5 radical Black/African women . In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS employs more people to watch and appreciate season 2. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Ashley Farmer's pieces: https://www.aaihs.org/the-power-of-dr... https://www.aaihs.org/heed-the-call-b... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode nineteen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about their seminar with the Monthly Review going over Kwame Nkrumah's book Consciencism. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Euphorbia Trigona (African Milk Tree). Next, the two co-hosts and special guest Erica Caines, conduct an interview with Dr. Monique Bedasse, Associate Professor of History and African & African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, about her book Jah Kingdom: Rastafarians, Tanzania, and Pan-Africanism in the age of Decolonization. Returning our segment from season 1, Left Disquisition, we read and analyze the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC) statement on Ukraine. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS reminds everyone why it's okay to STFU if you don't know or understand a social issue or current event. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode eighteen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, starts by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the true origins of International Women's Day. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Variegated Rubber Tree. We interview Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, Professor of Black Women's Studies in the Institute for Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University about Black women's traditions of self-care, communal care, structural care, and social justice as models of sustainable model for human rights. For the She Gather Me segment Dr. Layla speaks with her mentor Dr. Baiyina Muhammad, associate professor of History at North Carolina Central University, about disability justice, raising children with disabilities her organization North Carolina Black Disabilities Network, and their upcoming conference. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS discusses checking your eurocentrism is a must. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode seventeen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, starts by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the concept of collaboration in Black radical work. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Echeveria Elegans. In this episode and the following, for our History of the Present of the Present segment, we highlight Black radical women. To discuss this segment we are joined by two special guests from the Groundings podcast, Devyn Springer and Darian Walker. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS discusses checking your eurocentrism is a must. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon!

In episode sixteen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, starts by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about if there is such a thing as ethical consumption. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the cca Gigantea (or spineless Yucca). For our interview, Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, talk with Associate Professor at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa, Nyasha Mboti, where he heads the department of Communication Science. We discuss his 4 volume book titled Apartheid Studies: A Manifesto, published by Africa World Press. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS discusses the continued sinophobia towards China in the New York Times and by America in general. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode thirteen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, starts by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about how a settler colony is a settler colony and how the US is not an exceptional colony. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Dracaena Fragrans - also known as the “corn plant” native to the tropical regions of Africa. For our interview, Dr. CBS, Dr. Layla Brown and Too Black, talk with Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Knox College, Yannick Giovanni Marshall about his essays, voting, settler colonialism, organizational formation, and Africana Studies. For the Class in Session segment, Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown interview Jorge Banuelos, a first-year doctoral student in the Religious Studies department at Yale University in the Religion & Modernity subfield. In Risse's Writing Reflections, Dr. CBS discusses genres of writing, what do we choose and why. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast  

In episode fourteen of season two, we dedicate this episode to the late journalist Glen Ford and the publication of his book, The Black Agenda. In Shoot the Shit we explore Ford's truth-telling journalism and the importance of holding the principled line. In our segment, History of the Present, we analyze and discuss specific essays from the text. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Purchase book https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/the-b... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode thirteen of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about "In-the-Room Privilege" -- when members of marginalized groups falsely believe they represent their group simply by being in the room where decisions are made. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Diffenbachia seguine - native to the tropical Americas (from Mexico - to Brazil). For our interview, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, talk with Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò about his new book, Reconsidering Reparations (January 2022) and forthcoming book Elite Capture (May 2022). In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS goes in about major limitations in supporting choosing a Black women for the Supreme Court. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode twelve of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the devastation of sanctions in relation to Guinea, Mali and the global south. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the peperomia Polybotrya “raindrop”; Southern America, Columbia, and Peru which can tolerate low light, but prefers bright, indirect light. For our interview, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, talk with lawyer, activist, and author Derecka Purnell about her new book, Becoming an Abolitionist. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS goes in about the ineptitude of the 5g rollout in the US and the decline of empire. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

We're back from mid-season break! We're kicking it off with an MLK episode. In episode 11 of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about Holi-deification -- the worshiping effects of holidays in relation to icons like Dr. Martin Luther King and beyond. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Dracena Compacta: native to central and southeast Africa, slow-growing, but it is a tree and can grow up to 6 feet tall; it will branch at any branch where its pruned; slightly poisonous. In our History of the Present segment, we anchor our conversation in an MLK text, Why We Can't Wait. Next, for the She Gather Me segments, Dr. Layla examines a Corretta Scott King speech “Ten commandments in Vietnam,” delivered 23 days after Dr. King's assassination. Finally, in Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS tells everyone to stop calling everything the New Jim Crow. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! 0:00:25 - Shoot the Shit 0:24:44 - Planting Thoughts 0:25:55 - History of the Present 1:52:47 - She Gather Me 2:02:06 - Risse's Rants 2:04:07 - Closing Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Another very special episode for our mid-season break. This time featuring a discussion from season 1 when our co-host Layla Brown joined LDI for the first time to discuss her piece "The Pandemic of Racial Capitalism: Another World is Possible." Also, we feature is Dr. Brown's 'She Gather Me Segment.' Tap in! Patreon https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346563059_The_Pandemic_of_Racial_Capitalism_Another_World_is_Possible

Even during our mid-season winter break we're bringing the heat for a very special episode of the the Last Dope Intellectual with Dr. Quito Swan speaking about the Black Pacific! Support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Bio: Quito Swan is Professor of African American and African Diaspora at Indiana University Bloomington. An award-winning historian of Black internationalism, Black Power, and the Black Pacific, he is a scholar of race, public policy, and the African Diaspora. He is the author of three major monographs, Black Power in Bermuda: The Struggle for Decolonization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), Pauulu's Diaspora: Black Internationalism and Environmental Justice (University Press of Florida, 2020), and the forthcoming Pasifika Black: Oceania, Anticolonialism, and the African World (New York University Press, 2022). Pauulu's Diaspora was awarded the African American Intellectual History Association's (AAIHS) 2021 Pauli Murray Book Prize and a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 2021 Fellowship Book Award Prize. Swan's next book project Born As A Sufferah: The Insurgent Soundscapes of Dancehall Music, which explores Black internationalism at the turn of the twenty first century through Reggae, Dancehall and Sound System cultures.

In episode ten of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the importance of fostering relationships beyond social media. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Satin Pothos plant and just giving the right amount of attention. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS demonstrates the "decency" of the Biden Administration. Next, for the interview segment, Dr. CBS and Layla speak with writer and journalist Amandla Thomas-Johnson on his new book Becoming Kwame Ture. Returning to a segment from last season, Top 5 Dead or Alive, Dr. CBS discuss the top five moments of drafting her manuscript, Black Scare, Red Scare. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode nine of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about how gossip can be misappropriated as our values and politics. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Hoya Kerrii plant. Next, for the interview segment, Dr. CBS and Layla speak with urbanist, historian, and cultural critic Dr. Davarian L. Baldwin on his new book In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering Our Cities. Returning to a segment from last season, History of the Present, Dr. CBS, Dr. Layla, and Too Black discuss the significance of Amílcar Cabral's theory of class suicide. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS explains why 'classism' is not a thing. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode eight of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about what constitutes as an intellectual and how the academia does not hold a monopoly on intellectualism. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Calathea Zebrina (Zebra Plant). Next, for the She Gather Me segment, Dr. CBS interviews Dr. Iyelli Ichile on the relevance of African spirituality to the now, Kemetic Yoga, and how the material is spiritual as well. For our interview, Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla interview assistant professor in Ohio State's Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Dr. Treva Lindsey about her upcoming book America Goddman. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS breaks down how solidarity has be more than a shakedown. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast Summit for Socialist Democracy Tickets https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-summit-for-socialist-democracy-tickets-213591837937

In episode seven of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the meaning (if there is one) of wokeism vs wokeness and the contradictions and misappropriations of what is seemingly understood as woke. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Tradescantia plant. Next, the two co-hosts, conduct an interview with Briahna Gray Joy, the former National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign and host of the Bad Faith Podcast. They discuss political ideology as Black women, dating on the left, and the political strategy of calling out racism. In Risse's Rants, Dr. CBS destroys the Omicron variant travel ban hypocrisy. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast    

In episode two of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery's killers as well as updates from. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Pilea peperomioides plant. Next, the two co-hosts, conduct an interview with Bob Brown, an organizer, lecturer, researcher and writer. They discuss his new book "We Demand the Full Disclosure and Digitization of All Slavery Era Records" in concert with the popular reparations narrative, the history of slavery documentation, and the need for full digitization of the archives. Returning to a segment from season 1, ”The Dr's In,” Dr. CBS and Layla discuss how the their Incite Seminar from the previous week went and answer questions from LDI faithful relating to their particular affiliation with Revolutionary Pan-Africanism. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode two of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about the backlash against the notion that Black men experience gendered violence. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Zamioculcas zamiifolia (ZZ) - native to eastern/southern Africa, poisonous for pets, easy to care for, tuber root systems, can be propagated through stem or leaf cuttings. Next, Dr. Layla Brown and Too Black, conduct the "Interview in Session" segment with Fravia V Marquez Silva, a career diplomat at the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, and Geo Maher, radical political theorist and Visiting Associate Professor at Vassar College, about the detainment of Alex Saab, the election process in Venezuela from both the left and the right, and the threat of US sanctions on left governments in Latin America. In "Live From the Streets," Dr. Layla Brown and Too Black then speak about the state of the Nicaraguan election with Banbose Shango, a member of the Political Secretariat of the All-African People's Revolutionary Party (GC), who was an election observer, to the December 2020 Venezuelan National Assembly Elections, and a member of the election accompaniment delegation to the Nov 6, 2021 Nicaragua election. In ”What We On” Dr. CBS and Layla discuss their process behind their Incite Seminar, Revolutionary Pan-Africanism Against Racial Capitalism: Lessons for Our Present Moment. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Next week's Reading: We Demand the Full Disclosure and Digitization of All Slavery Era Records https://inciteseminars.com/revolutionary-pan-africanism/?mc_cid=3646c0a4a0&mc_eid=8dbc77a3bc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast  

In episode four of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about what makes something a social media page vs platform. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla breaks down the Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese plant) and how it relates to making sure we all are taken care of. and how as life changes sometimes we need to not necessarily let go of things but pay more attention. Next, the two co-hosts conduct the "Class in Session" segment with Ph.D. students, Ashley Torres Carrasquillo and Chloe D. Ricks, about the importance of mentorship in graduate school, trusting in your scholarship, and linking scholarship to community work. In "Live From the Streets," the co-hosts then speak about student demands at Atlanta University Center with Co-founder of the ATLUjimacollective, Ellis Sawyer, Black Alliance for Peace, Tunde Osazua, and Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at Clark Atlanta University, Dr. Tamanisha John. "In these Tweets" is back by popular demand. We explore the neoliberalization of everything, cooking, struggling for the people, and the myth of the "First Black." Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Revolutionary Pan-Africanism Against Racial Capitalism: Lessons for Our Present Moment https://inciteseminars.com/revolutionary-pan-africanism/?mc_cid=3646c0a4a0&mc_eid=8dbc77a3bc Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. Gerald Horne joins LDI to discuss a broad range of issues including the three coups in Guinea, Mali, and Chad; CIA incursions in Africa, Alex Saab and US aggression toward Venezuela; Critical Race Theory and the Virginia Governor race among many more subject matters of importance. Bio: Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations, and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his B.A. from Princeton University. Dr. Horne is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews. He is currently completing histories of Texas and Washington D.C. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode three of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about #BlackburnTakeover at Howard University and the neo-colonial make up of HBCUs. They explore the contradictions between the idea of the HBCU vs the way it may be experienced. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla discusses the Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia Regina's) Mandela's Gold and it's relation to South Africa. Next, the two co-hosts interview Dr. Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni. Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis on Africa at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. They discuss epistemicide, African intellectual inquiry, the invention of ethnicized tribes, and Rhodes Must Fall. CBS goes off about elected influencers in her segment "Risse's Rants," and CBS and Layla continue their talk about getting back in gear for work in "What We On." Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Reading Material for Dr. Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MUdCoi7I4LYdbRob1YYEFRERrJYjhEA Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

In episode two of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Black, about Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro being found guilty of crimes against humanity by Brazilian Senate, Kyle Rittenhouse receiving cover from the state, and the 30th anniversary of the Madrid Conference. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla discusses the Peperomia Obtusifolia (Baby Rubber Plant) and how as life changes sometimes we need to not necessarily let go of things but pay more attention. Next, the two co-hosts interview Belgian/Rwandan International Relations scholar and former journalist, Dr. Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa. They discuss decolonization, the political significance/insignificance of monuments, Covid-19 in Africa, epistemicide, and Afro-Saxon/Negropean. The hosts then speak to Hood Communist editor Salifu Mack about the Spirit of Mandela Tribunal. CBS and Layla then talk about working while traveling in "What We On," and in her new segment "Risse's Rants," CBS goes off on Heathrow airport for offering trash service. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon!

The Last Dope Intellectual is back! In the season two opener, Dr. CBS and the new co-host, Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with the show's new producer, Too Black, about the importance of delinking our movements from celebrity culture. In her "Planting Thoughts" segment, Layla discusses the Peruvian Apple Cactus (Cereus Repandus) and how succulents offer a broader lesson for life. Next, the two co-hosts run down the key issues they've been paying attention to since the end of season one, including developments in Haiti, Cuba, South Africa, Mali, Afghanistan, and the USA. The hosts then speak to Too Black about what's to come this season, from new segments to potential and confirmed interview guests. CBS and Layla then talk about being on fellowship in "What We On," and in her new segment "Risse's Rants," CBS goes in on the goofy and hypocritical reporting on the recent missionary kidnappings in Haiti. Tap in to this episode of LDI--and be sure to subscribe to the channel and consider becoming a Patreon! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast 00:26 - Shoot the Shit 11:18 - Planting Thoughts 13:26 - Since We've Been Gone 54:40 - What's to Come 1:22:35 - What We On 1:29:37 - Risse's Rants 

Dr. CBS, Dr. Layla Brown, and Dr. Jarvis Givens in discussion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS, Dr. Layla Brown, and Dr. Takiyah Harper Shimpan in discussion. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast  

Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown interview Dr. Gerald Horne.

Recap of season one.

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about whether “Black Excellence” can be radical. Interview with the “Daishikis” of Black Power Media. Features segments Layla Brown's She Gether me with Dr. Baiyina Muhammad.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about how people have more smoke for LGBTQ+ issues than for Black capitalism. Interview with Dr. Anwar Uhuru. Feature segments Dr. Layla Brown's She Gather, Discourse and Datcourse with Dr. Layla Brown, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the article “A Left Critique of Class Reductionism.” New segment Dr. Layla Brown segment: She Gather Me. Features segments Top 5 Dead or Alive, Left Disquisition with Erica Caines and Bilphena Yahwon, In These Tweets, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the end of LDI season #1. Features segments Pedagogy Parlay with Dr. Layla Brown, The Dr.'s In with Dr. Layla Brown, Top 5 Dear or Alive, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about teaching about Black Liberation and Black Radicalism. Interview with Dev Springer. Features segments These Tweets with Dev Springer,  History of the Present, Top 5 Dear or Alive, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast  

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about revolutionary May birthdays and terrible May milestones. Interview with Derecka Purnell. Features segments In These Tweets, Left Disquisition, Top 5 Dead or Alive, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the right-wing attack on CRT and whether the US is racist despite the insistence of Black politicians to the contrary. Interview with Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs. Features segments In Review, The Dr.'s In, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the police shooting in Elizabeth City, NC, and the fallacy of the perfect victim. Interview with Dr. Hakim Adi. Left Disquisition with Erica Caines and Dr. Layla Brown. Features segments Top 5 Dead or Alive, and What' I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the Marc Lamont Hill interview with Partisse Cullors and the Derek Chauvin verdict. Interview with Dr. Barbara Ransby. Features segments In These Bookmarks, History of the Present, Top 5 Dead or Alive, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about leadership in activism and organizing. Interview with Jacuqie and Baba Luqman. Features segments In These Bookmarks, Top 5 Dead or Alive, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the need for self-criticism and Dr. Ball's 10-year anniversary show for I Mix What I Like. Class in Session segment with Jorge Banuelos. Interview with Eugene Puryear. Features segments In These Tweets and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about Black Alliance for Peace turning 4 years old and the coming morning show. Interview with Kamau Franklin. Features segments Left Disquisition, The Dr.'s In, In These Comments, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about CBS's Tamiment Library event with Dr. Robin DG Kelley. Features segments In Review, Discourse and Datcourse, Left Disquisition, In These Tweets, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about Samira Rice's critique about activists pimping Black death for clout. Interview with Dr. Krystal Strong. Features segments In These Tweets with Jacquie and Baba Luqman and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the Black elite and racism. Class in Session segment with Yolian Ogbu. Features segments In These Comments, Left Disquisition, The Dr.'s In, and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about Dr. Cornel West being denied tenure. Book Review segment with No Name and Erica Caines. Features segments History of the Present and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the launch of Black Power Media. Interview with Dr. Layla Brown. Features segments In These Tweets with Nina Monei and What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about citational practice —who we cite and why it matters. Features segments In Review, Discourse and Dat Course, and What I'm on. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast

Dr. CBS and Dr. Jared Ball Shoot the Shit about the relationship between activism, scholarship, and academia. Interview with Gerald Horne. Features segment What I'm On. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LDIpodcast Twitter: @ldipodcast Instagram: @ldipodcast